MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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